Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga

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Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga is a Cuban politician and member of the Castro family. Since October 2025, he serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment in the Cuban government.[1]

At the time of the 2026 Cuban crisis, he was regarded as a pragmatist and reformist leader.[2]

Biography

His maternal grandmother, Ángela Castro, was an elder sister of former Cuban presidents Fidel Castro and Raúl Castro.[3][4]

Pérez-Oliva was educated in electrical engineering at the Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría and has had a long career working for the Cuban state in trade roles. He was vice-minister and then first vice-minister at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINCEX) before being named minister in May 2025. In October 2025, he was named one of five deputy prime ministers of Cuba in addition to his ministerial portfolio.[5]

In March 2026, he announced the Cuban Government would allow the Cuban emigrées to return to the island and to invest in the private economy.[6]

References

  1. 1."Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga es promovido a viceprimer ministro". Cuba Debate. 17 October 2025.
  2. 2.One Decision (2026-03-25). Is Cuba About to Fall? A 35-Year CIA Analyst on What Comes NextOD 110 Brian Katell FULL V7 3. Retrieved 2026-03-26 – via YouTube.
  3. 3.Pérez, Carmen María (2024-05-25). "Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga: biografía del sobrino-nieto de Fidel Castro que ahora es ministro de Comercio Exterior". Periódico Cubano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  4. 4."Óscar Pérez-Oliva: otro delfín de los Castro para salvar la revolución cubana". El Mundo (in Spanish). 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  5. 5.Robinson, Circles (2025-10-18). "Great-Nephew of Fidel & Raul Castro Promoted to Deputy PM". Havana Times. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  6. 6.Colomé, Carla Gloria (2026-03-16). "Cuba se abre a las inversiones de los cubanos que viven en el exterior". El País América (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-26.